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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e4826272c8040d809f0813cd2835821d40ae2744d13968d1860e62fae5e7ac37
SHA3-384 hash: f23a3cb76b98f947d9c5d735e0b6e048152682b2ef1263b32b2f4524fdd63c51277c4557b52224214ac8f8c818cd66af
SHA1 hash: 96dc4e5dc2353b8488992294a48a4569a25ae908
MD5 hash: c123b58147122786baacc6961b3d2318
humanhash: earth-snake-tennis-michigan
File name:Client-built.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:1'624'064 bytes
First seen:2025-05-14 21:44:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:CpL3MUH5v8S2eWBRwRR16zhHIPbcNK0KKm77yviUSQaZaOwI55l2S62r9lsUJBzd:CpXH5e7wR2EgKKm77LrwCB6AFJ
Threatray 22 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17C75F112B7F9820AE6BF1BBCA87355550B37F5039A3AC74E098C509D1EF73409A917A3
TrID 58.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
13.2% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
5.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter James_inthe_box
Tags:exe QuasarRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
629
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Client-built.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-14 19:50:41 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg crypto-regex

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect autorun quasar
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Launching a process
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Setting a keyboard event handler
Connection attempt to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm backnet base64 cmd cscript explorer fingerprint hacktool lolbin lolbin mshta netsh obfuscated packed packed packer_detected quasarrat rat reconnaissance remote runonce schtasks update
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Quasar RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Hacktool.Aikaantivm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-14 19:50:42 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:office04 spyware trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Executes dropped EXE
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
alexnikolov-51855.portmap.io:51855
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
red_team_tool backdoor backnet rat quasar_rat Win.Malware.Generic-9883083-0
YARA:
HKTL_EXE_AlKhaser_Jul_01 MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1 MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 malware_windows_quasarrat
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e4826272c8040d809f0813cd2835821d40ae2744d13968d1860e62fae5e7ac37
MD5 hash:
c123b58147122786baacc6961b3d2318
SHA1 hash:
96dc4e5dc2353b8488992294a48a4569a25ae908
Detections:
QuasarRAT
Malware family:
QuasarRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Check_Dlls
Rule name:Costura_Protobuf
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Costura and Protobuf in .NET assemblies, respectively for storing resources and (de)serialization. Seen together might indicate a suspect binary.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables manipulated with Fody
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxHookingDLL
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox DLLs typically observed in sandbox evasion
Rule name:MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects BackNet samples
Reference:https://github.com/valsov/BackNet
Rule name:MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1_RID2D6D
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects BackNet samples
Reference:https://github.com/valsov/BackNet
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Reference:https://blog.ensilo.com/uncovering-new-activity-by-apt10
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1_RID2E1E
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Reference:https://blog.ensilo.com/uncovering-new-activity-by-apt10
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

QuasarRAT

Executable exe e4826272c8040d809f0813cd2835821d40ae2744d13968d1860e62fae5e7ac37

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (GUARD_CF)high

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